Role

Dr Griffin teaches in the School of Arts and Humanities within the subject area of Philosophy, and is the Philosophy Subject Advisor. She teaches many aspects of philosophy, both at undergraduate and Masters levels, and is particularly interested in interdisciplinary approaches. She is the Module Leader for Philosophy and Everyday Life; Philosophy and Media; Philosophy Dissertation; Philosophy and Film, and the Professional Research Practice Course module, Thinking Through the Thesis.

Research areas

Dr Griffin's research interests relate mainly to, philosophy of film / media / culture and existentialism. She is currently researching in psycho-geography, stemming from her conference paper, 'Nottingham, A Psycho-Geographical Tour of Nottingham', presented at the NTU conference, 'What's Nott to Like? Arts and Humanities research on Nottingham' (2013).

Research areas:

Existentialism

Philosophy and film / media / culture

Psycho-Geography and cultures of the everyday.

Dr Griffin is happy to supervise students within the following broad categories: